Source:
Huffington Post
In the past few weeks, Google has showcased their fair share of differences with Rap Genius, punishing the site by taking them off of the first page of many searches for asking other websites to insert links unrelated to the site's content, which boosted page views and impressions. As Rap Genius has ameliorated the issues and apologized, they are back on Google's first page when searched, and the site was previously on the sixth page.